MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2006 Feb 3;55(4):100-3.
Children aged <2 years are at increased risk for influenza-related hospitalizations. Beginning in 2002, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) encouraged that, when feasible, children aged 6-23 months and household contacts and out-of-home caregivers for children aged <2 years receive influenza vaccinations each year. Beginning with the 2004-05 influenza season, ACIP strengthened the encouragement to a recommendation. Other children recommended to receive influenza vaccination include children aged 6 months-18 years who have certain high-risk medical conditions, are on chronic aspirin therapy, or who are household contacts of persons at high risk for influenza complications. This report provides an assessment of childhood influenza vaccination coverage for the 2003-04 influenza season, the second year of the ACIP encouragement for influenza vaccination of children aged 6-23 months. The findings demonstrate that vaccination coverage increased from the previous influenza season but remained low, with substantial variability among states and urban areas.
2岁以下儿童因流感相关住院的风险增加。自2002年起，免疫实践咨询委员会（ACIP）鼓励在可行的情况下，6至23个月大的儿童以及2岁以下儿童的家庭接触者和家庭外看护人每年接种流感疫苗。从2004 - 05流感季节开始，ACIP将鼓励强化为一项建议。其他建议接种流感疫苗的儿童包括6个月至18岁患有某些高危医疗状况、正在接受慢性阿司匹林治疗或为流感并发症高危人群的家庭接触者的儿童。本报告评估了2003 - 04流感季节儿童流感疫苗接种覆盖率，这是ACIP鼓励6至23个月大儿童接种流感疫苗的第二年。研究结果表明，接种覆盖率较上一个流感季节有所提高，但仍然较低，各州和城市地区之间存在很大差异。
